Production cell operator vs finisher operator

The differences between production cell operators and finisher operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a finisher operator has an average salary of $35,406, which is higher than the $31,457 average annual salary of a production cell operator.

The top three skills for a production cell operator include quality checks, ISO and safety checks. The most important skills for a finisher operator are hand tools, math, and quality checks.

Production cell operator vs finisher operator overview

	Production Cell Operator	Finisher Operator
Yearly salary	$31,457	$35,406
Hourly rate	$15.12	$17.02
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	83,026	77,850
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	4

Production cell operator vs finisher operator salary

Production cell operators and finisher operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Production Cell Operator	Finisher Operator
Average salary	$31,457	$35,406
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	Between $28,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	Horsham, PA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Elanco
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between production cell operator and finisher operator education

There are a few differences between a production cell operator and a finisher operator in terms of educational background:

	Production Cell Operator	Finisher Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Production cell operator vs finisher operator demographics

Here are the differences between production cell operators' and finisher operators' demographics:

	Production Cell Operator	Finisher Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 70.5% Female, 29.5%	Male, 69.4% Female, 30.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 7.4% White, 59.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 15.0% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 2.5% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	5%	4%

Differences between production cell operator and finisher operator duties and responsibilities

Production cell operator example responsibilities.

Experience following procedures and managing GMP documentation.
Operate heavy machinery such as bobcat equipment and also operate and pave asphalt perform demolition work.
Certify to run plastics extruders, plastics expanders and high tech all-in-one expand/cut to length machines.

Finisher operator example responsibilities.

Experience following procedures and managing GMP documentation.
Position and secure workpieces, using hoists, banding machines or hand tools.
Cross train in CIP validation.
Perform labor duties of concrete demolition.
Operate multiple CNC machines and shadow CNC programmers
Process parts for fluorescent penetrant inspection (FPI/ NDT).

Production cell operator vs finisher operator skills

Common production cell operator skills

Quality Checks, 23%
ISO, 17%
Safety Checks, 15%
GMP, 15%
Sops, 14%
Hand Tools, 6%

Common finisher operator skills

Hand Tools, 10%
Math, 9%
Quality Checks, 7%
Safety Procedures, 5%
Quality Standards, 5%
Product Quality, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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